December 20 : This Day in Music History Deaths

This Day in Music History
Deaths
December 20

1973 : Bobby Darin, American singer, songwriter and actor, born Walden Robert Cassotto, died after heart surgery in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 37.
See also: This Day in Music History Births (14 May 1936)

1999 : Hank Snow, Canadian country music artist, born Clarence Eugene Snow, died from heart failure in Madison, Tennessee, at the age of 85.
See also: This Day in Music History Births (9 May 1914)

2003 : Charles Randolph Grean, American producer and composer, died from natural causes in Manhattan, New York, at the age of 90.
See also: This Day in Music History Births (1 October 1913)

2009 : James Gurley, American musician, born James Martin Gurley, died from a heart attack at his home in Palm Desert, California, at the age of 69, 2 days before his 70th birthday. (Big Brother & the Holding Company)
See also: This Day in Music History Births (22 December 1939)

2012 : Jimmy McCracklin, American pianist, vocalist and songwriter, died in San Pablo, California, at the age of 91.
See also: This Day in Music History Births (13 August 1921)